Sideratami is called by crops which are capable to enrich the soil with organic chemistry, nutritious elements and to considerably improve its structure. In addition, they provide its high-quality loosening.
There are features of crops of rye on siderata during the spring and autumn periods. If to know the most suitable time for seeding of this culture, it is possible to gain higher effect expected from it. The rye will enrich the soil with organic chemistry, will loosen it and will reduce the number of wreckers and weeds.
Why it is more favorable to sow rye?
This culture belongs in species of cereals and has no specific wreckers and diseases. The rye tears away the pathogenic microbes and bacteria which are in the soil, does not allow to develop in its roots to larvae of wreckers. Thereby this culture provides permanent decrease in their quantity on the site sowed by it.
One more its feature is that the rye – is quite aggressive. It does not allow to expand to any weed or cultural plant, except field flower of cornflower. Therefore crops of this siderat are capable to suppress effectively the most stubborn long-term weeds: wheat grass, sow-thistle, euphorbia and so forth.
How it is correct to sow rye on siderata?
Optimum time of seeding – the end of August or the beginning of September. If there is opportunity, it is necessary to seed seeds of the last year's harvest which is grown up in the same area. In this case the rye will be adapted to specific weather conditions and with bigger efficiency will show the qualities of the best hospital attendant and green fertilizer. If to sow seeds of the current year, there is probability that they can not ascend as have not gathered necessary postharvest maturity yet. If to seed rye no later than the second decade of September, she will manage to raskustitsya well before the first frosts and will gain strength for safe wintering. With approach of spring this siderat will continue to increase root and green material. Experienced gardeners recommend to sow rye as follows: in the spring – it is very dense so that cereals made stand. At winter – is more rare, but it is not less, than 2.5 kg of rye on 1 hundred part. It is simple to seed rye: in the fall after harvesting it is enough to level beds and to scatter on the surface of the soil seeds in the required quantity. After that by means of rake it is necessary to close up grains in soil. It is important that weather patterns was suitable, and the earth – damp. The rye quickly sprouts and gives abundant green material which can be mown to the first snow. It is possible to use also other method of crops of rye on sederata: rows. In this case the bed is previously lined on equal strips of 2-2.5 cm in depth. When seeding this cereal culture the earth has to be rather friable that is provided with harvesting in the fall. It is undesirable to do deep plowing in the spring, it is rather good to loosen the soil.